12-1262 U.S. v. Craig
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Read More »2011AP1849 In re the award of attorney fees in In re the marriage of Zimmerman v. Zimmerman
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Read More »Sentencing Reasonableness Where the district court did not find that a life sentence was sufficient, but not greater than necessary, to comply with sec. 3553(a)(2), the sentence must be vacated. “The essence of Kimbrough is to permit district courts to ...
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Read More »Sentencing Reasonableness Where the defendant’s securities fraud involved taking advantage of personal relationships with vulnerable victims, an above-guideline sentence was reasonable. “Here the judge’s explanation was more than adequate. He found that an above-range sentence was appropriate because Schlueter conned ...
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Read More »Civil Rights Search warrants; reasonableness Officers are not required to use the least possible destructive means to execute a search warrant. “Johnson argues that the officers’ use of the jackhammer violates the reasonableness standard of the Fourth Amendment. He contends ...
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Read More »Sentencing Reasonableness Where the district court calculated a sentencing range of 57 to 71 months, but imposed a 240-month sentence based on unsubstantiated speculation about the defendant’s prior criminal conduct and likelihood of recidivism, the sentence must be vacated. “[T]he ...
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Read More »Child Pornography Sentencing; reasonableness Sentences based on the child pornography guidelines are not necessarily unreasonably high. “We have previously considered and rejected the argument that sentences at the statutory maximum in child-pornography cases are more often unreasonable. In United States ...
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